Cool Online Tools for the Classroom

(99% are free)
Here are some cool tools for you to try in your classroom.

Cool Tool	Description
www.prezi.com	Concept mapping gone crazy; presenting information
www.bubbl.us	Online brainstorming; concept map
www.livebinders.com	3-Ring Binder for the web
www.animoto.com	Produces video
onlinecharttool.com	Graphing/charts
quizlet.com	Online Tests/quizzes; flash cards
http://www.watereffect.net/ http://www.mirroreffect.net/	Special effects you can add to your images
http://toonlet.com/	Comic strip maker
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/	Comic strip maker
http://tweentribune.com/	News for teens
http://www.lucidchart.com/	Create, collaborate on, and publish flowcharts and other diagrams
http://gcalc.net/	Online graphing calculator
http://www.studystack.com/	Flashcards; games; study tools for all content areas
http://learnshareact.com/	Free blogging social network
http://ourstory.com/s	Create timelines
Digital Lockers & Electronic Submission	Electronic storage and file submission
http://docs.google.com	Collaborative spreadsheet or document or presentation; can be password protected (students need a Google account) or public
http://www.chartle.net/	Online chart tool
http://www.nchsoftware.com/streamvcr/index.html?gclid=CIub3byH2ZwCFQZinAodPTn8Jw	Online Video Downloader
http://docs.google.com/templates?category=7&sort=hottest&view=public	Templates for Google Docs
FreeWorldU	Flash cards for every subject
Chatzy	Free site for chatting
Google News	News + documents/newspapers from history
Notemesh	Online notetaking
Notefish	Online notetaking
dimdim	Online conferencing
Nicenet.org	Online discussion
VoiceThread.com	Tool for having conversations around media